Designed for interviewers of all experience levels and various specialties, DSM-5 Child and Adolescent Mental Health helps health professionals use the DSM-5 in diagnostic interviews and initial treatment planning for children and adolescents. The assessment of this specific population requires special skills and should take into account particular issues because the patient must be evaluated within the context of the family and community. This evidence-based yet practical guide does not replace the DSM-5 but acts as a supplement and reference, translating the DSM-5® framework and explaining how to apply the criteria in a diagnostic interview. The book is based on the popular DSM-5 Diagnostic Examination Manual, providing diagnostic interviews of varying lengths and tailoring all questions specifically to children and adolescents, while also suggesting many tools for treatment planning and advice for initial psychosocial, psychoeducational, psychotherapeutic, and psychopharmacological treatment. User-friendly and practical, DSM-5 Child and Adolescent Mental Health helps health professionals make an accurate diagnosis in a child or adolescent with mental distress, establishing a therapeutic alliance that is the goal of every psychiatric contact. Robert J. Hilt, M.D., FAAP, FAACAP, FAPA is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Washington and Director of the Partnership Access Line at Seattle Children's Hospital. Abraham M. Nussbaum, M.D., FAPA is Director of the Adult Inpatient Psychiatry Service at Denver Health and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.